"Well, I have my children, the twins and my youngest. My grandsons and granddaughter. Then the others I love as my own. Katherine. Rahne. Danielle. Illyana. Douglas, although he was murder several years ago. Samuel. Wicked and Freakshow - I'm afraid they won't tell me their real names, just their nicknames. Some adults, Charles and Rogue mostly."

He took a breath. "The other children where my students. I was...afraid, at first. I'm not good with teenagers, they were wary and hurting. All had suffered horrible loses, they didn't trust a stranger. I was surprised by how much I grew to love them."